ENGLISH

Reflexive polymers and hydrogels: understanding and designing fast responsive polymeric systems

By Nobuhiko Yui , Randall J. Mrsny , Kinam Park

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0849314879, 9780849314872
LCC
TA455.P58 .R43 2004
Open Library ID
OL22576394M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8076748 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
434\434
Library
Kingdwarf
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20

Description

The design of environment-sensitive devices for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications has improved significantly due to recent advances in smart polymer and hydrogel technology. Despite their capacity to carry out functions that previously were unobtainable, smart polymers and hydrogels tend to have painfully slow response times. On the other hand biological systems go through phase changes at an extremely fast rate. This book examines the natural systems that respond almost instantaneously to environmental stimuli, and thus gives the reader an understanding of the mechanisms that govern these responses. The book includes chapters on how to go about designing a synthetic ìflashî system based on the naturally occurring systems. It also deals with potential applications of flash systems in biomedical and pharmaceutical areas.

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